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Table 2 Metrics of movement patterns among participants, stratified by sex, age, season, and peak vector biting hours

From: Characterizing human movement patterns using GPS data loggers in an area of persistent malaria in Zimbabwe along the Mozambique border

 

Males

Females

P value*

Median (IQR)

Range

Median (IQR)

Range

Overall

 Total distance traveled (km)

140.3 (54.5–288.2)

1.3–2360.3

64.5 (27.9–181.7)

1.6–1260.9

0.0008

 Average distance per day (km)

3.8 (1.6–9.6)

0.04–90.5

2.0 (0.8–6.0)

0.06–36.2

0.0008

 Maximum distance from home (km)

5.8 (2.7–22.2)

0.05–518.0

4.7 (1.7–12.5)

0.05–260.1

0.1

 Average hours away from home per day (> 50 m)

6.4 (2.7–10.3)

0.01–23.9

3.5 (1.2–8.1)

0.06–23.9

0.006

Peak mosquito biting hours^

 Total distance traveled (km)

19.9 (7.0–53.8)

0.4–1298.0

7.8 (2.5–21.4)

0.2–561.9

< 0.0001

 Average distance per night (km)

0.6 (0.2–2.0)

0.01–49.8

0.3 (0.1–0.7)

0.01–17.4

< 0.0001

 Maximum distance from home (km)

2.7 (1.0–18.7)

0.02–517.9

1.3 (0.2–9.9)

0.02–260.0

0.005

 Average hours away from home per night (> 50 m)

1.6 (0.5–3.9)

0.01–12.0

0.9 (0.3–2.6)

0.01–12.0

0.02

 

Adult (18+)

Adolescent (13–17)

P value*

Median (IQR)

Range

Median (IQR)

Range

Overall

 Total distance traveled (km)

104.6 (33.4–234.4)

1.5–2360.3

59.5 (29.6–121.5)

1.3–375.3

0.05

 Average distance per day (km)

3.1 (1.1–7.6)

0.4–90.5

2.0 (1.1–3.4)

0.04–15.1

0.1

 Maximum distance from home (km)

5.4 (2.4–21.1)

0.1–518.0

3.3 (1.8–5.1)

0.1–57.5

0.02

 Average hours away from home per day (> 50 m)

5.1 (1.8–9.8)

0.01–23.9

3.7 (1.8–4.7)

0.03–23.8

0.1

Peak mosquito biting hours^

 Total distance traveled (km)

13.6 (4.2–39.4)

0.2–1298.0

6.6 (2.3–26.1)

0.3–71.5

0.05

 Average distance per day (km)

0.4 (0.1–1.2)

0.01–49.8

0.2 (0.1–0.8)

0.01–2.3

0.1

 Maximum distance from home (km)

2.3 (0.6–16.9)

0.02–517.9

1.1 (0.3–2.9)

0.03–16.8

0.03

 Average hours away from home per night (> 50 m)

1.2 (0.4–3.7)

0.01–12.0

0.5 (0.3–1.7)

0.03–11.8

0.08

 

Dry Season (June–November)

Rainy season (December–May)

P value*

Median (IQR)

Range

Median (IQR)

Range

Overall

 Total distance traveled (km)

116.7 (33.6–246.7)

1.6–1716.4

85.0 (29.1–219.9)

1.3–2360.3

0.1

 Average distance per day (km)

3.5 (1.2–8.0)

0.1–52.2

2.2 (0.8–6.6)

0.04–90.5

0.03

 Maximum distance from home (km)

5.8 (2.7–20.5)

0.1–517.9

4.3 (1.8–13.7)

0.1–518.0

0.07

 Average hours away from home per day (> 50 m)

5.4 (2.2–10.6)

0.01–23.9

3.6 (1.2–7.9)

0.01–23.9

0.02

Peak mosquito biting hours^

 Total distance traveled (km)

15.7 (4.2–43.2)

0.2–1214.1

11.4 (3.4–32.8)

0.2–1298.0

0.2

 Average distance per day (km)

0.5 (0.2–1.4)

0.01–33.6

0.3 (0.1–0.8)

0.01–49.8

0.06

 Maximum distance from home (km)

2.8 (0.7–16.9)

0.03–517.1

1.5 (0.3–6.1)

0.02–517.9

0.03

 Average hours away from home per night (> 50 m)

1.5 (0.5–4.0)

0.01–12.0

0.9 (0.3–2.7)

0.01–12.0

0.05

  1. *Wilcoxon rank sum test; Wilcoxon rank sum P values are shown in italics if they are < 0.05
  2. ^Peak biting hours from 6 pm to 6 am